In January of this year, The Joint Commission – an independent, not-for-profit organization that accredits and certifies nearly 21,000 healthcare organizations and programs in the U.S. – included the need to implement evidence-based practices to reduce the risk of health care-associated infections (HAIs) as one of its Hospital National Patient Safety Goals.

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